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Original Title:	Stealing Death
ISBN:	1606840096 (ISBN13: 9781606840092)
Edition Language:	English

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“I want that soul sack,” he said suddenly.
“What?” the witch asked around the scrap of meat she was chewing.
“I want it so no one I love will ever, ever, ever have to go inside again.”
“It’s not for mortal hands to have.” The witch spat out a bit of bone.
“You know magic. Give me the power to steal the sack.”

When fire steals his family from him, Kipp is left with only his little sister to protect as best he can, and he’s determined that death will not come to her–or to the girl he loves but can never approach.

But who would dare to master death? As Kipp finds out, it’s complicated, and possession of the soul sack is no guarantee of success. Dragon’s Keep author Janet Lee Carey has crafted a stirring and original fantasy set in a harsh and beautiful desert landscape, in which a young man who has lost everything finds the strength within himself to care for those he loves–and to allow those he cannot keep close to him to take a path he cannot follow.

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Title	:	Stealing Death
Author	:	Janet Lee Carey
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	September 8th 2009 by EgmontUSA
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Mythology. High Fantasy

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Ratings: 3.5 From 172 Users | 33 Reviews

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Well-written fantasy, but somewhat predictable story of a boy coming to terms with the death of his family. I don't agree with all the conclusions, but I think it will cause kids who read it to ask good questions.

This one was not as page-turning as Dragon's Keep, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. In this book, a young man steals the grim reaper's bag to keep is last remaining family from dying after he loses most of his family in a house fire. Over time, he realizes that the only way to stop losing people to death is to ask a goddess to destroy the grim reaper's sack. He leads a merry chase trying to protect those he loves. Will he manage to ensure their safety forever? Does he really want to?

Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey is a book I really wanted to like. It has an unusual YA setting a desert land of red sandstone and small villages; a great premise a young boy (Kipp) who steals the sack Death uses to collect souls so no more have to die; an exciting, emotional beginning with all but one of Kipps family killed in a fire; and a pattern of inserting small folktales into the larger narrative.But for all that I wanted to love this book, and for all its emotional weight of theme

I enjoyed this book. It was a different world indeed. There was Folk-lore in here that was just great. thought i must say at time the journey of the main Character was rather random or little to played out. Though i loved the the flying, magic,dragons, horses, the animals (in general), and the setting its self. I have read of few of Carey's books and i always find my self swooshed off to another world. This one is a probably up there as one of my favorite out the books i have read from here.

The book takes place in Southern Zolya, a place close to magic but not quite in touch with it. The main character, Kipp Corwin, is only seventeen when he accidently leads his family into disaster and loses everything. He and his seven-year-old sister survive only to become enslaved immigrants to the farms owner, a tough master who is also the father of Kipps sweetheart, Zalika. Kipp is determined to protect his sister and create a future with Zalika. When they are threatened, he defies death and

During a deadly house fire, Kipp saves his sister, but both his parents and younger brother Royan perish inside the flames. The death catcher and his hounds make off with their souls in the dreaded Kwaja or "soul sack". Kipp is enraged and vows never to let death take anyone he loves again. His resolve is quickly put to the test as Death hovers around the girl of his dreams. Will Kipp be able to keep the Death Catcher out of reach or is it really only a matter of time before Death comes to us

I don't remember why I marked this on my to-read shelf...it is not my kind of book; hence, the 2-star. It is a finely written story and if one likes to read of fictional lands with fictional gods/afterlife, then they may enjoy this book.